Application Deadline Take note that you need to submit two applications. One to UNC Charlotte and one to Carolinas Medical Center Nurse Anesthesia Program. Interviews are held in November and February and applications must be received and completed about six weeks before the intended interview date. You may only apply once a year.

Application deadlines for CMC are as follows: For November interviews, the deadline is September 10 For February interviews, the deadline is January 10

Contact (704-687-3366) for UNC Application deadlines.

Entire Program Cost of CRNA School at Carolinas Medical Center UNC Charlotte NC.Please note that tuition is calculated at the Class of 2018 rate. Tuition at most schools increases each academic year. Over the duration of the program, expect to pay a tuition that is 5% to 15% higher than what is shown here.

Cost of In State Tuition: $21,460 *Fees and expenses: $15,035Grand Total: $36,495

Cost of Tuition: Out of State 1st year, In State 2nd and 3rd years: $35,587 *Fees and expenses: $15,035Grand Total: $52,218

Cost of Out of State Tuition: $54,583 *Fees and expenses: $15,035Grand Total: $71,897

Are you concerned that Carolinas Medical Center UNC Charlotte NC’s Nurse Anesthesia Program won’t give you the specific experiences or training you need to be a successful CRNA? Learn what standards CRNA Programs must meet in order to be accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia (COA).

This CRNA program (as well as all others that are accredited by the COA) prepares you to take the CCNA certification exam at the conclusion of the program, allowing you to become a CRNA.

In this mostly front-loaded program, you’ll spend your first year completing the majority of your didactic material.

You will begin your clinical experience during the second semester and both clinical learning and didactic instruction will continue throughout the program.

Though the majority of your clinical experience will be obtained at Carolinas Medical Center, there are 5 additional clinical sites within the Carolina’s Healthcare System where you may gain your clinical experience.Program Requirements

Some CRNA schools require much more out of their applicants than others. See how the requirements at Carolinas Medical Center UNC Charlotte NC compare to most CRNA school’s requirements .

CRNA Program Requirements

Required Bachelor Degree Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree from an accredited nursing program

RN: Current unrestricted licensure as a Registered Nurse. Current license in North Carolina or other state where clinical placement is going to take place identified by faculty before enrollment.

Critical Care: A minimum of 18 months current full time critical care experience with adult clients prior to matriculation. You may apply to the program before this experience is complete.

Acceptable critical care experience includes:

Adult Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

Surgical ICU

Coronary ICU

Trauma ICU

Neuro ICU

Cardiovascular ICU

They do not accept:

Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)

Emergency Department

Operating Room

Flight Team

Pediatric or Neonatal ICU

GPA: An overall undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or greater (on a 4.0 scale). A GPA of 3.0 or greater on all completed science courses:

Minimum GRE Scores: Scores of 950 under the old format or 293 under the current format. Note that MAT scores are not accepted.

BLS (Basic Life Support)

ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)

PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)

Undergraduate statistics course with a grade of C or greater.

Recommended to have Physics and Chemistry

Computer literacy is required for coursework.

CRNA School Performance

CRNA School Rankings U.S. News World Report (2011) 3.1 out of 5.0. Ranked 22 out of 107 CRNA programs.

Accredited CRNA Programs are reviewed regularly. Carolinas Medical Center/UNC Charlotte NC Nurse Anesthetist Program is fully accredited by the COA and through UNC Charlotte School of Nursing, accredited by CCNE through 2021. CMC/UNCC was last reviewed 05/2014 by COA. It was given the maximum of 10 years accreditation and will be reviewed again 05/2024. This shows that the program is in full compliance with the COA’s accreditation standards.

Pass Rate for CRNA Boards at Carolinas Medical Center UNC Charlotte NCPlease note: It is extremely rare for a student at any CRNA school to not eventually pass the exam. Most students who don’t pass the first time pass the second. Very rarely does a person ever take it a third time. This statistic only measures how well the program prepares students to pass the test the first time around.

First-time test takers of 2015 Graduating Class: 91%

National average (2008): 89.9%

CRNA Employment Rate of program graduates 100% (2015)

An average nurse anesthetist salary in North Carolina North Carolina CRNA salaries are about the same as the national average and range from $140k to $160k.

An average annual nurse anesthetist salary in the US is $163,467 (according to a 2008 study)

Rural average: $174,214

Metropolitan average: $164,148

Suburban average: $156,630

Average starting CRNA salaries range from: $110,000-$130,000.

All information given on this site about Carolinas Medical Center UNC Charlotte NC’s Nurse Anesthetist Program was taken directly from their website.